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Category Archives: Co-Parenting

Childhood is for a Finite Period of Time: Make the Most of it!

Childhood is for a Finite Period of Time: Make the Most of it!
Advice for divorcing parents from Boston divorce lawyer, Marcia Mavrides by: Marcia Mavrides It is the rare situation when separated or divorced parents are able to co-parent without any stress or conflict.  For the vast majority of the rest of us, the increased financial pressures that accompany the cost associated with maintaining two separate homes,…
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School Choice

By: Jennifer Silva, Esq. “School choice” was a highly discussed issue this election season, as one of the Massachusetts ballot questions related to the expansion of charter schools in the Commonwealth.  After a divorce, parents must agree upon their children’s school enrollment if they share joint legal custody of the children.  This means that one…
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What Co-Parenting Really Means

By: Christina Pashou, Esq. While divorce results in the division of assets, it also results in the division of your time with your children. Yet, just because your time with your children is separate from your ex-spouse, this does not mean that communication about your children disappears. Although divorce does not leave former spouses on…
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What is a “GAL”?

by: Julia Rodgers A Guardian Ad Litem, commonly referred to as a “GAL”, is a third-party professional appointed by the court to report on and/or advise the court on matters relating to a minor child. The court may adopt the recommendations of the GAL. It is important to note that, unless appointed to do so,…
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